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Canopius Press Releases

Canopius today announces the appointment of Stephan Ott as its new Head for Continental Europe, Reinsurance. Stephan was most recently Chief Underwriting Officer for Emirates Re and has held various senior underwriting positions in his career, particularly in Germany…

Canopius today announces the arrival of John Shaw as Construction and Engineering Underwriter. John has joined Canopius from QBE Australia where he was Construction Underwriting Manager for Northern Australia. Spencer Pearce, Head of Heavy Industry & Construction, commented, “We…

I am pleased to be able to introduce the first Canopius Managing Agents Gender Pay Gap Report. We believe that this new requirement to publish these figures will be a positive move to help remove any differences between the…

Canopius AG (“Canopius”) today announces the appointment of Rebecca Marsden as Credit and Political Risk Underwriter. Rebecca will join Canopius later in the year from AXA Africa Specialty Risks, where she is currently Political Risk and Credit Underwriter. She…

Canopius today announces the completion of its acquisition by a private equity consortium led by Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”), which includes private investment firm Gallatin Point Capital LLC. Having received all necessary regulatory consents, Canopius is once again a…

Canopius AG (Canopius) today announces that Mike Duffy has assumed the position of Chief Executive of Canopius Managing Agents, the group’s principal regulated entity. This is in addition to his existing role as Group Chief Underwriting Officer and is…

Canopius today announces the appointment of Victoria Phillips as Energy Underwriter. Victoria joins from Marsh in Singapore. She will continue to be based in Singapore, reporting to Geoff Tin, Head of Energy, and working closely with the London team…

Canopius today announces the appointment of William P. Kelly (‘Bill’) as Senior Vice President in the US Management & Professional Lines team. Bill is based in the New York office and reports to Laurie Banez, Head of US Management…

Canopius today announces it has agreed to cede risks to the UK government-backed Flood Re scheme, enabling it to provide more effective insurance for homeowners living in flood prone areas of the UK. Stephen Snook, Head of Canopius UK…